Wayne Life April 2020

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PCTI NASA Culinary Challenge an Otherworldly Experience

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By Jillian Risberg tudents at Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) got a taste of space from NASA astronauts themselves when they hosted the NASA Hunch Critical Design Review and Prototyping

Challenge, innovative solutions to problems encountered by astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS).

Since 2016 they have participated in this educationally enriching program that involves having a culi-

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“It is nice to see the students put their heart and soul into this project because I think they all wanted to be part of a competitive culinary team,” says Culinary Arts Instructor, Matthew Vanaria, adding that NASA was of course a big draw.

They actually won gold that first year they joined and the students got to go down to Huston.

“Their entree was (Red Pepper Puree) Risotto and was very well-received by everyone,” says Sandra Woods, PCTIs director of communications and special projects, adding that the astronauts called from the ISS while they were eating and spoke to the students.

“That was so exciting and each time we’ve made into the top ten to compete nationally with the schools who won top ten,” Woods says.

Unfortunately, the communications director says they haven’t made

PCTI Team at NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge.

first place again since but they’re working on it, hoping for top honors this time around.

According to Woods, one year they focus on a breakfast entree, another year it’s dessert — this year they had to come up with an ethnic entree.

“They submit two or three different entrees to NASA and they look at the ingredients and select which one they really want the students to concentrate on,” she says.

For the Feb. 24 challenge — they selected Shakshuka, a traditional Israeli

tomato stew made with chicken thighs and served with a poached egg on top.

“It made me feel great because it is a traditional food that my family in Israel and I have cooked a lot,” says Aden Lewin, a PCTI senior. continued on page 2

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PCTI NASA Culinary Challenge... continued from front page The students designed the dish, competing against four other tri-state schools, including Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (New Paltz, NY), Council Rock High School South (Holland, PA), North Montco Technical Career Center (Lansdale, PA) and Windsor High School.

A judging panel from renowned restaurants and the American Culinary Federation evaluated the entrées presented by the student teams.

“The top ten entrees compete in Houston at the Johnson Space Center,” Woods says. “It’s a win-win for both NASA and the students, and quite an experience.”

It takes a lot of preparation to get to this level and prepare this kind of dish. Being a student at PCTI is a good start.

“We have many schools within our school,” says the communications director, adding that the School of Culinary Arts team is selected by the teachers.

That means they do the research for this special project, collaborate with their teacher to make sure everything’s correct — decide on the entree and work together to get it developed.

“I think Passaic County Tech has one of the best high school culinary programs in

the state, if not the country,” Vanaria says.

“Our students know how demanding the industry is and what the instructors expect from them on a daily basis. So, the NASA Hunch competition is perfect for them.”

Jairht Zamora liked gaining insight into food from another culture.

“We even had to search for more information as to how our food would survive in space due to the absence of gravity and oxygen,” says the PCTI junior. “It was super cool to be a part of and I got to flex my poaching skills.”

Zamora says he’d be stoked to be one of the ten finalists.

“The NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge really opened my eyes to not just space, but the amount of work and research it takes so an astronaut can thrive there in the first place,” he says.

When people ask Reyna Cortes what it meant to be part of the competition, she tells them that as a culinary arts student it was very important to be able to showcase her skills to the judges.

“I was not well familiarized with the dish, but as we started to execute it, I learned so much about the Israeli culture and how they use various spices to cultivate and intensify the flavor,” Cortes says. “In the end,

PCTI Team at NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge.

qualifying is not just important for us but it will be a great achievement for our school.”

If Lewin was chosen to be part of the final competition in Houston, it would be everything.

“Because cooking is a huge part of my

life and this competition has taught me about different methods I can use in my future career,” he says. “If the NASA journey ends so soon, I would not be able to take part in food preparation from some of the people who know how to do it best.”

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Wayne Resident and Author Jeffrey J. Antonucci Speaks at the Wayne Public Library

ttendees gathered on Sunday, February 9, 2020 as longtime Wayne resident and author Jeffrey J. Antonucci presented a book talk and signing at the Wayne Public Library. The author made a $5 donation to the “Friends of the Wayne Public Library” for each book sold at the event.

During the book talk, Antonucci discussed both his novel, Deep Within a Blue-

berry Sky, and Love and Peace, A Sign for Our Times initiative. This discussion featured his inspiring journey to becoming a published author, the book’s messages highlighting “the power of love,” and his initiative to spread love and peace via a three-finger hand sign.

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Deep Within a Blueberry Sky is a novel written in the genre of magical realism. The book exemplifies the quintessential elements of what the selfless acts of giving and teaching, both profound offerings of love, really signify and the tremendous good that comes as a result. The story guides the reader by the use of deep, powerful prose, on an inspiring journey spanning from the depths of one’s soul to the highest mountaintop.

Antonucci is in the process of forming a social movement to spread love and peace to ultimately improve the tumultuous state of our world. He is advocating for a “2020 and Beyond, Perfect Vision” of a filled world for all people and all things. This concept is symbolized by a three-finger hand sign that he hopes will become known and used universally spreading this “Perfect Vision” concept to an imperfect world.

More information about his novel and the Love and Peace, A Sign for Our Times initiative can be found on his website at InspiredWorks.net.

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A VIEW FROM THE RIGHT

A VIEW FROM THE LEFT

Supply and Demand, Hoarding, Price Gouging -- and the Coronavirus

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ttention readers: Mark Shields is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Veronique De

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As the saying goes, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” I would add, “and anti-price gouging legislation in times of crisis.” Yet price increases in the face of sudden shortages are an important impetus to restore supply and demand market conditions that are closer to normal.

As many of us have experienced in the past few weeks, buying toilet paper, hand sanitizer and face masks has become more difficult and more expensive.

The reason, of course, is that unusually large numbers of people are rushing to buy these and other products that might prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It’s normal for people to stock up on supplies during crises. The immediate results are empty store shelves, soon followed by higher prices.

When this happens, politicians around the globe demand an end to the price hikes. The goal is to improve consumer access to the products now in higher demand.

In New Jersey, for instance, at least 10 retailers have received warnings from the government to stop their so-called price gouging. Similarly, the French government announced that it won’t tolerate such price increases and will soon decree a price ceiling on face masks and hand sanitizers. In a move guaranteed to worsen and lengthen the shortages, French officials are even going so far as to appropriate stocks of masks. Just this week, the Department of Justice threatened to act against “bad actors” who raise prices during this time of panic. The list goes on and on.

While well-intentioned, such heavy-handed intervention is a mistake on many levels: First, the rise in prices conveys nothing more than the unusually intense surge in demand for these products. Consumers

Mark Shields value these products more now than they did just a few weeks ago, which is reflected by the higher prices.

But here’s another reality: If prices are kept artificially low, there’s little incentive for shoppers not to buy as much as they can. Of course, only those shoppers lucky enough to get to the stores first can do so. Their hoarding then leaves nothing for shoppers in line behind them.

The fact is there’s no better means of slowing the rising demand -- and, especially, reducing excessive hoarding -- than allowing the very price hikes that governments are trying to prevent.

But price hikes have another important advantage: They create the necessary incentives for entrepreneurs to shift resources toward activities that increase the supply of these goods.

The higher prices encourage higher levels of production for goods like masks and hand sanitizers, which then increases supply. Even some companies that couldn’t afford to produce these goods in the past will be prompted by high prices to now do so. The Japanese electronics giant Sharp started to use its TV factories to make surgical masks when the domestic continued on page 6

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think I’m where most sane people are on the coronavirus outbreak: -Concerned but not panicked.

-Calm but not apathetic.

-Taking reasonable precautions but remaining skeptical of what all the purportedly “best experts” here in the United States are telling us about every aspect of their belated crisis management and response (especially on their pimping of vaccine development to prevent the disease).

Here are some plain, nonhysterical facts: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is a bloated federal government agency with a long history of incompetence, fraud, secrecy, mission creep and shady alliances with both social justice causes on the left and private corporations on the big business right. The “deep state” of entrenched bureaucrats embedded in the Beltway bowels is alive and thriving at the CDC. The unelected elites who’ve occupied top offices at the public health-industrial complex are hostile to public scrutiny while clamoring for ever-ballooning budgets. Their recommendations have often been detrimental to citizens’ well-being and freedom.

And, yes, many of the scientists who work there are rabidly anti-conservative and anti-Trump.

It’s a brazen lie that President Donald Trump “slashed” CDC funding, which is being used as an excuse for the agency’s coronavirus unpreparedness. Cognitively impaired and truth-challenged Joe Biden made the claim during last week’s Democratic debate that these purported “Draconian cuts” put Americans at risk. But Trump’s budget proposal to cut some sliver of CDC fat has never been enacted, and Congress increased funding, instead.

At nearly $7 billion, CDC’s annual budget is more than 200% larger than it was two decades ago. On top of that, a shady big business lobbying group called Corporate Friends of CDC has raised hundreds of millions of supplemental dollars -- which raises serious conflict-of-interest

Michelle Malkin issues. In 2007, Sen. Tom Coburn’s fiscal audit of the agency discovered vulgar expenditures including CDC syphilis prevention funds spent to host a “safe-sex” event with a porn star, CDC HIV/AIDS prevention funds spent on a transgender beauty pageant, and $45 million in CDC funding spent on conferences featuring prostitutes, protests and beach parties.

Despite the flood of money, the agency been caught flat-footed on outbreak after outbreak. They squander untold millions on other health threats in favor of pushing gun control and nanny state hobby horses (TV violence, helmet laws, video games, anti-bullying campaigns and explicit sex education, for example). CDC has one primary job -- Disease Control -- but has managed to botch it without ever learning from past failures.

Let me remind you of some of the CDC’s long history of royal screw-ups: -The notorious 1976 swine flu vaccine scandal was catalyzed by mass hysteria whipped up by CDC junk scientists clamoring for more money; Congress obliged and nearly 45 million Americans were unnecessarily jabbed with a vaccine for a disease that had fizzled by the time the shots were ready. The vaccine continued on page 6

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continued from page 4 resulted in an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome -- leading to muscle weakness and paralysis.

-In 1999, the CDC misspent $22.7 million appropriated for chronic fatigue syndrome

and was investigated in 2001 for squandering $13 million on hepatitis C research.

-In 2000, the agency essentially lied to Congress about how it spent up to $7.5 million earmarked each year since 1993 for research on the deadly hantavirus. “Instead,

Supply and Demand... continued from page 4 supply went dry. Manufacturer FoxConn did the same in China to protect its employees who assemble iPhones.

Government officials (and pundits) never seem to learn (or remember) that in times of crisis, naturally rising prices are necessary to guarantee that goods, services and inputs are used to maximum social advantage.

When governments prevent price hikes, they unwittingly (SET ITAL)create(END ITAL) shortages of vital supplies. Unfortunately, such government intervention makes it harder for people to recover from disasters or, today, to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

Think about it. Without price fluctuations to provide a signal to manufacturers, how will they know by how much or how quickly they need to increase production? If prices are kept artificially low, factory owners have no way to know for sure that actual demand (and not just hoarding) has risen enough to justify a change in their production schedules. Second, if governments keep prices from adjusting upward, the additional demand for masks might not result in enough

revenue to cover the extra costs of producing and shipping more masks.

The bottom line is that by keeping prices artificially low, governments around the world encourage artificially high demand, from hoarders, for example. Necessary increases to the supply chain will also be discouraged, which results in unnecessary shortages, long lines of desperate customers, empty shelves and black markets in dark alleys.

Aren’t we better off when products are actually on the shelves and available for purchase, even if only at higher prices? When no such products are to be found, except by the politically and socially connected, ordinary citizens lose out.

Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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apparently without asking Congress, the CDC spent much of the money on other programs that the agency thought needed the funds more,” The Washington Post disclosed at the time. The diversions were impossible to trace because of shoddy CDC bookkeeping practices.

-In 2009, the CDC recalled 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years after the products manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur failed potency tests.

-In 2012, the CDC’s main building housing infectious anthrax, SARS and monkeypox gases was discovered to have been leaking deadly pathogens due to a flawed engineered airflow system.

-In 2014, the CDC’s lackadaisical response to Ebola virus gave the greenlight to Patient Zero Thomas Eric Duncan and infected medical personnel to board commercial airlines while ill -- exposing untold numbers of travelers to the deadly disease. Expensive isolation chambers that had been subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $15 million sat buried in a Georgia warehouse.

-For the past few years, the agency has employed a fear campaign to induce Americans to get regular flu shots (formulated based on guesswork) using flawed statistics and despite international scientific conclusions that there is “no evidence” to support the CDC’s assumptions that the vaccine reduces transmission of the virus or the risk of

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potentially deadly complications.

-Just this week, the Informed Consent Action Network reported astonishing results from its lawsuit against the CDC to obtain scientific documentation for the agency’s claim that “vaccines do not cause autism” -- specifically for the first seven vaccines given to your child in their first six months of life. CDC had stonewalled, and then finally produced 20 studies -- 18 of which were irrelevant to ICAN’s public records request and two of which suggest that vaccines may indeed cause autism. In other words: The CDC is lying while continuing to smear vaccine critics as “conspiracy theorists” and public health threats.

As if to underscore my point about this agency’s misdirected priorities and rank political pandering, the CDC director this week found it more urgent to condemn Republicans as racist for accurately describing the origins of the virus from Wuhan, China, than to do his job.

Informed diagnosis: The “best people” -- who have now been rewarded with more than $8.3 billion in new “emergency funding” -- are not in charge.

Michelle Malkin’s email address is MichelleMalkinInvestigates@protonmail.com.

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All are welcome!

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Calling All Passaic County Bike Riders: Franklin Food Bank Announces the Tour de Franklin Charity Bike Ride 2020

he Tour de Franklin Charity Bike Ride will be held this year on Sunday April 26, 2020 at Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ. Now in its 31st year, the Tour De Franklin has grown into a community tradition for both Franklin Township and hundreds of cyclists. The day consists of 7 bike rides ranging from the 62 Mile ride to the 1-to-5 Mile Walk/Ride, and draws up to 800 participants annually.

The Charity Bike Ride is also the largest annual fundraiser for the Franklin Food Bank. In 2019 cyclists, the sponsors, and the community rallied together to raise almost $80,000 of much needed funding for the Food Bank. While the Tour de Franklin happens in Somerset, groups throughout New Jersey make the event a success on all levels. The Tour happens on the last Sunday of April and is often the first long ride of the season for many avid cyclists. The Morris Area Freewheelers (MAFW) Bicycle Club uses the spring timing to support a good cause, with over 40 club members participating. Club member Jim Barnish who often rides in the Tour explained, “The club members participate in plenty of charity events but Tour De Franklin is a club favorite.” The

MAFW is one of the largest cycling clubs in New Jersey, with over 700 members and 1,400 scheduled rides per year throughout New Jersey. The club has morning rides on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday year round and evening rides on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between April and October. The paces of the rides range from beginning (Casual) to very fast (A-pace) so there is something for all levels.

While not as visible as the cyclists, the community sponsors are an important part of the Tour de Franklin. The largest sponsor year after year is Thor Labs, located in Newton, New Jersey in another Franklin Township. Finally, the Tour de Franklin is run entirely by volunteers, many of whom come from the Program Management Institute New Jersey Chapter (PMINJ). PMINJ has over 5,600 members throughout New Jersey, and many lend a helping hand to make the Tour run smoothly.

The Tour de Franklin 62, 40, 25, 10, and 5-Mile rides are on-road through scenic Franklin Township, while the 5 and 10-Mile rides also have routes along the historic D&R Canal. “The Tour de Franklin is a community event, so we strive to have rides for

all levels of cyclists so that everyone can have a memorable day,” explains Lisa Frey, Tour de Franklin Chairperson. Participants who register before April 1 receive a T-shirt, and cyclists who raise $150 or $300 receive special black T-shirts. Breakfast and lunch are also offered and there are stops with snacks and beverages along the rides.

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“It’s absolutely true that many hands make light work,” said Cindy Ehrenclou, executive director of the nonprofit watershed watchdog. “In just three hours last year, 1,700 volunteers removed 18 tons of trash and recyclables from 46 sites in Hunterdon, Somerset and Morris counties. They made a big impact in a very short time.”

This year, the 30th anniversary of the RHA Stream Cleanup falls only a few days before the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – a day dedicated to supporting environmental protection and celebrating clean air, water and land.

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Overweight dogs and cats face some of the same health risks as overweight men and women. Musculoskeletal problems, such as degenerative joint diseases, and back problems have been linked to obesity, as have heart disease and respiratory problems. Diabetes and heat or exercise intolerance are other side effects of being overweight.

But a pet’s weight is not the lone indicator of how healthy the animal is, and the ideal weight can vary from dog to dog. A body condition score is helpful in determining a pet’s ideal body weight. Some indications a dog may not be at a healthy weight include: • a belly that hangs below the rib cage area • a belly that moves when the dog moves, unless the dog

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Sign up for the bimonthly “Check It Out!” Library e-newsletter and monthly Adult Program calendar for programming information at waynepubliclibrary.org.

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All movies are shown at Wayne Public Library, 461 Valley Road, Wayne.

Free Foreign Films: Tuesday, April 7 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m; (subtitles will be used).

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Get Your Dog in Shape... continued from page 10 enjoyable pastime that enables the owner and pet to get exercise and stay in shape.

Take up swimming. Many dogs are natural lovers of water, and swimming is an effective, low-impact exercise.

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“We are very excited that the National Endowment for the Arts has chosen to fund this project,” says Kristen Evangelista, director of the University Galleries. “This exhibit will enrich our understanding of fashion as an art form that is inherently dynamic and linked to sociocultural issues.”

Evangelista is collaborating on the interdisciplinary project with Laura T. DiSumma-Knoop, a William Paterson University assistant professor of philosophy whose research and teaching interests include the philosophy of art. “To ‘fashion’ as a verb is to interrogate oneself and to examine the daily aesthetic practices that are necessary for the establishment of our identities, communities, and values,” says DiSumma-Knoop.

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As part of the project, the University Galleries will partner with the Berlin School of Mind and Brain at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, one of the leading research institutes that promotes research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy to conduct an experimental interdisciplinary study on the relation between fashion and identity and the perception of style. Exhibit visitors will be invited to complete a survey about their own fashion choices. The study will recontinued on page 16

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Grant... continued from page 12 veal the impact of fashion choices relative to opinions on morals, politics, and food preferences, among others. In conjunction with the exhibition, additional programs may include artist talks, workshops, and panel discussions.

Evangelista is the director of the University Galleries at William Paterson University. She previously organized exhibitions at arts organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area including the San Jose Museum of Art, Southern Exposure and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. She received a BA in art history and women’s studies from Wesleyan University, and an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. She has also authored essays for exhibition publications and was a contributing writer for Art Ltd., a West Coast magazine focused on art and design.

She currently serves on the board of the New Jersey Association of Museums.

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Wayne Education Association President Wins Elizabeth A. Allen Women in Education Award

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By Steve Sears urrent Wayne Education Association President, Eda Ferrante, was recently awarded the Elizabeth A. Allen Women in Education Award by the New Jersey Education Association.

The award is important to the Wayne Valley High School Social Studies teacher for a variety of reasons. “Elizabeth Allen fought for the rights of educators and the rights of women when the culture in the United States was not so welcoming to strong assertive women,” says Ferrante. “I think it would be naive to say that many of these challenges don’t still exist today. Women still need to overcome many of these same roadblocks.” Allen was also the first female president of the NJEA. “She (Allen) was able the promote her vision of equality, when so few others were willing to do so.”

Ferrante is the second recipient of the award and was honored for addressing issues that affect women in public education, and those in leadership roles. She elaborates.

“Empowering women is a passion. I rarely pass up the chance to promote the women in my life and those that have come before me. As a history teacher, I’ve always made sure to highlight the accomplishments of women in history so that girls were inspired, and boys were exposed to their achievements to help change the narrative in society. Unfortunately, women still deal with the perception that they are somehow less deserving than their male counterparts.” She cites the Statehouse in Trenton as an

example. “We see that they have provided superior benefits to police and fire fighters, two occupations dominated by males. They have been less than willing to provide these equal benefits to women. And we are all aware that women are paid only about 80% of what a man makes for the same job. So, we still have a way to go in the struggle for real social and economic treatment and justice but, in order to change this perception, we need to educate our children from an early age.”

Per Ferrante, who feels there is an endless list of issues that affect women in the workplace, a healthy workplace environment is a basic need. “However,” she says, “that need is not always met, and women especially do not always bring their concerns forward. If concerns were brought forward, they were not necessarily given the time and attention that they deserve. As one of the ways to address this issue, I have worked with the district and my union to create a district Health and Safety Committee to address these concerns.” As a local leader, the union she heads hosts events and has established activities to educate and empower women, one such workshop addressing the nuances of maternity and family leave specific to her district. “I am also mindful of the need for more women in leadership roles and have personally reached out to women to empower them with the confidence to take on roles on NJEA committees and in Passaic County Education Associations’ and Wayne Education Association leadership.” continued on page 30

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A few weeks ago, after numerous acts of Anti-Semitism were making national headlines on what seemed like an everyday basis, something special caught our attention. We had just finished a Board Meeting, and we were all making our way home. It was late and it was dark. Suddenly, as we left our synagogue, one by one, each of us saw the light. It was emanating from a sign across the street on the front lawn of our neighbors at the Grace United Presbyterian Church. Sur-rounded by darkness everywhere, the message burned bright, awakening our tired spirits and filling us with appreciation and hope.

In that moment, we knew that this wasn’t just OUR problem. It was universal.

And we were not alone in our fight for survival. We had the support of our friends.

Recently, the spiritual leader of Grace Church, Reverend Andy Smith, hung a rainbow flag outside their house of worship, declaring it a safe space in support of the LBGTQ community. The Presbyterian Church is currently the only Presby-terian Denomination in the United States that allows same-sex marriage, and or-dains openly LGBT members in committed relationships as teaching elders (clergy), and ruling elders (elders elected to serve on the Session). In a recent article posted on the United Church of Christ website, the origin of the rainbow flag is explained in the following way: “Dis-

playing a rainbow flag somewhere on your property is a shorthand way of saying ‘All are welcome here.’ The rainbow has a beautiful history in the evolution of our faith. It serves as a powerful symbol of God’s grace.

You may recall that in Genesis, at the end of the story of the great flood, God had a change of heart and promised never to destroy life like that again. As a sign of God’s covenant with us, the rainbow was offered.

To this day, it stands – at least in part – to remind us that God’s grace abounds. And it serves also to suggest that when variety is assembled there is beauty. We are not all of the same stripe and color –and that is good. Unfortunately, of late, though, the rainbow as symbol is inducing much more than a reception of glad welcome. Many of our churches are having their rainbow flags stolen, burned, or vandal-ized – often with accompanying messages left in graffiti style that are, shall we say, less than welcoming.”

Reverend Andy Smith found this out first hand when their church was the victim of vandalism and the flag was defaced in an act of homophobia, bias and cow-ardice. To make matters worse, Reverend Smith has now been blocked from lo-cal Facebook groups. He recently posted on his Facebook page “Wow, again. Now I got booted and blocked from a local group called “Wayne Parents Confi-dential,” that I’ve been a member of since 2018, without any warning or explana-tion, after posting about the vandalism and harassment the church has faced. I didn’t break any rules that I’m aware of, didn’t say anything untrue or hateful or profane or insulting. The admin won’t answer my messages and won’t let the church continued on page 30

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Vetfest Presents Music and Food Trucks This May

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By Megan Roche s winter comes to an end, people are itching to breakout those lawn chairs and blankets, longing for days of sunny weather and blue skies. On May 3 (raindate: May 17), head out to Roxbury’s Horseshoe Lake for a day of fun that benefits the greater community of homeless veterans.

Rich Goldberg, the mastermind behind Vetfest, was looking for a way to continue his efforts in helping the state’s homeless veteran population. Through his work volunteering for Community Hope, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, Goldberg has come to know many veterans throughout the area who have simply fallen on hard times.

With a passion for music as well, Goldberg combined the two and decided on a concert to benefit them. The first ever Vetfest was held in 2019 and was a major success, raising over $24,000.

On May 3, beginning at 12:00 noon, Horseshoe Lake at Succasunna will be grooving, all for a good cause. Vetfest has the best of food trucks and talent coming together to help New Jersey’s homeless veterans. Goldberg is encouraging families to come and spend the day, with lawn chairs and blankets in tow.

“Hang out for the day, there is going to be so much there to do for kids and adults.

This is all about our veterans. The important thing is to give these vets who have given so much for us, we want to give them a great day, all while raising money to support them. To be able to give them a great afternoon, just like anyone else coming out, that’s what we ultimately want to do.” Goldberg stated proudly.

At the time this article was written, bands were still signing up to come and donate their time with a performance. Currently scheduled are The Frontiers, a Journey tribute band, A Brothers Revival, an Allman Brothers tribute band, Sensational Soul Cruisers, a Motown and R&B band, The Best of the Eagles, an Eagles tribute band, and New York State of Mind, a Billy Joel tribute band.

“I’ve gotten to know so many of these veterans throughout our area. These veterans are humble people and grateful people.

All they want to do is get back on their feet, and if we can give them a little step up, a little assistance, that’s really what it’s all about. They did their job and went out and served and did everything for us, and now what I ask people to do, is just to come out and have a fun day.” Goldberg said.

Food trucks include; the Empanada Truck, Cubano X-Press, Kona Ice, Jersey Rollz, Clubhouse Dogs, Cas’s Polish Food, Thai Food Addict, Bearded One BBQ, and Wood Fired Pizza. There will also be free entertainment for the kiddies in the family with bounce houses. Tickets are on sale for early bird pricing until April 15th.

Early bird prices are $10 for adults, $6 for children, and $25 per family. Ticket pricing after April 15th are $15 for adults, $10 for children, and $35 per family.

An important part of the event, for Goldberg, is allowing children and families to meet some of the folks who benefit from those who attend. There will be plenty of veterans and veteran related organizations present on the day of the event to offer insight and information so bring as many questions as you’d like.

“My dad taught me that when you see someone in uniform, you thank them. My son is 16 and he will not see a servicemember without walking up to them and saying thank you. I wish everybody would teach their kids to respect and honor them because without them, we have nothing.”

Goldberg said.

Can’t make it to the event? Donations are always appreciated and 100% of donations go back toward helping members of the military get settled after returning from war. Overall, Goldberg just hopes that he can help as many veterans as possible.

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Wayne Hills Cheer Team Nabs Top Honors at National Championship

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By Jillian Risberg heir outstanding performance earned the highest score of teams across all divisions and propelled the Wayne Hills High School Cheer Team to the top of the leaderboard at the All Out Nationals in Kissimmee, Florida.

Being named Grand National Champions in February was no surprise to Head Cheer Coach Amanda Mascaro, who says the team’s routine is built to score in the elite high range.

“There are different tiers of difficulty, and our goal is to always be at the top range of difficulty,” she says. “That makes for a routine that is jam packed with elite level tumbling and difficult stunt sequences.”

According to Mascaro, she has coached nearly every girl on the mat from the time they were in elementary school.

“They know how I work, and what I expect from them,” she says. “Having that close long-term relationship with the girls makes them want to push even farther each season — hence our slogan, ‘Pushing the Limits.’”

And Mascaro has coached other teams to National titles, and she hoped to bring one home to Wayne Hills.

“The girls really wanted a National title under their belt,” the coach says. “They went out there and gave the best performance of the season, at that point. We also had a judge come in before we left to help look at the routine to get a judge’s perspective.”

In addition, she says the energy from all the families who flew out to support them contributed to their successful performance.

When it comes to winning, Mascaro says the girl’s hearts were pounding with excitement and it put them in the running for

Grand Champs.

“They called out Wayne Hills and it was an incredible moment — a culmination of all the hard work, sweat and tears put into the season,” the coach says. “Winning Grand National Champions is an amazing accomplishment; their first National title win since 2016.”

For junior Elizabeth Alechammas, the win in Florida felt like one of the biggest accomplishments of her cheerleading career.

“Our team has three intense practices every week. We work on incorporating stunting and tumbling skills into our routine to achieve the highest scores possible,” Alechammas says, adding that she plans to continue cheering at the collegiate level.

According to Mascaro, to be a national champ cheerleader takes hard work, dedication and overcoming the fear of failure.

“You need to go out there and want it more than anyone else in the arena,” she says. “We try to keep the focus on our team, instead of worrying about the teams we are up against. You can’t control how they perform, you can only control what you do out there on the mat.”

The Competition Cheerleading program started in 2003 and Mascaro took over the team with co-coach Alexandra Giannini in 2019. This season they hosted their own tryouts and grew from 16 to 22 girls, freshmen through seniors.

“We look for the best of the best here at Wayne Hills,” the coach says. “This year we required tumbling to be able to try out. Throughout the season, we practice at Just Cheer All Stars in Fairfield. One of their owners works with us on stunts, and she does our choreography. Having a routine that stands out, uses the floor properly and contains the right elements is key.”

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continued from page 26 Ferrante also “lives” daily the challenge of having a career while being a single mom to her daughter, Liliana, whom she has been honored to raise and watch grow up. “I strive to be mindful of the women around me, who are sometimes struggling with parenting too, to make integrating being a mom and a career woman a “norm” and worked to break the silent barrier that was holding some women from becoming involved in the association, childcare. I have publicly welcomed mothers who would have otherwise had to skip meetings due to a lack of childcare to bring their children to the meetings.”

For Ferrante, the battle now for women is for equal treatment in the workplace and

under the law: being willing to advocate for themselves without fear of reprisal, attaining equal status, and continuing to ensure that women’s health is a priority, especially surrounding pregnancy and proper breast-feeding accommodations. “More importantly,” she says, “the next step is advocating for women to find balance in their personal and professional lives. When 45% of the women had never been married, compared to 22% of the men and 64% of women had never had a child, compared to 40% of the men there is something inherently wrong with our society. My goal is to even the playing field and push for women to be held to the same standard as men in society.”

tumbling coach.

“It has really helped us increase our tumbling skills this year,” Mascaro says. “Coach

G and I are always pushing the girls to try to gain new skills. We never want them to rest continued on page 31

Temple Beth Tikvah... continued from page 27 page join the group to share events.” According to the Wayne Parents Confidential Facebook site, it is a local website with over 3,000 followers, that describes itself as “An uncensored Wayne Grandparents, parents, Educa-tors/coaches, neighbors, clergy & Wayne business group.”

The question now is where we should stand, as neighbors and friends of Grace Church.

We are all familiar with the poem “First they Came” a poetic form of prose postwar confession first made in Germany in 1946 by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller. The United States Holocaust Museum quotes the following text as one of the many poetic versions of the speech: First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Hatred knows no bounds. The desecration of our neighbor’s flag is an assault on humanity. The open hostility they now face from local groups here in Wayne should be a stark reminder of the anti-Semitism we faced as a congregation in the 1960s, just six decades ago, a dark and despicable pe-

riod that many of our congregants remember all too well. Back then, with support from our neighbors, we stemmed the tide and we survived and flourished. But we can never forget. Not what those who hate have done to us. Nor what they do to those who support us -- those we are proud to call our friends.

And we are left to wonder, had that rainbow flag not been hung across the street from our building, would those same hatemongers have chosen to deface our beloved sanctuary that same night, cloaked in the silent anonymity of the dark. Perhaps a rock thrown through our glorious stained glass. Or maybe a swastika spray-painted on our front door. Hate chose our neighbor over us, this time, but who will be the victim the next time and the time after that.

We put giant rocks around our perimeter and a bollard on our front walkway to keep out unwanted threats. We build fences around the back of our building, to protect our greatest asset beyond our building … our congregants, young and old. In the end, it is the relationships we build that keep us most safe. By supporting what is right and taking action against acts of hatred and violence, we build a stronger community, made not from concrete and metal, but fashioned from the strongest ties known to mankind, the unbreakable bonds of respect and love.

Tikkun Olam—through unity and solidarity, one mitzvot at a time.

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National Championship... I Remember Dad: continued from page 30 on their laurels.”

With the girls spending so much time together perfecting their craft, camaraderie is crucial.

“It is super important that the girls are supportive of one another,” the coach says. “If someone is struggling with a skill, everyone needs to cheer them on. In the end, we get one score. If one person doesn’t do their job on the mat, that affects everyone.”

Alechammas has gained a whole new family through high school cheerleading and physical, mental and emotional strength.

Delaney May echoed that sentiment and says she loves cheerleading because it pushes you to do things that you never thought you would.

“No other sport takes girls and throws them in the air,” says May, a Wayne Hills senior. “I was so fascinated that cheerleaders could do things like that, looked up to them and decided that I wanted to be able to do those things too.”

Team Members include Samantha Facciollio, Amanda Ferguson, Delaney May, Ashley Peyser, Elizabeth Alechammas, Olivia Monisera, Amber Servidio, Lucy Bonczek, Cassandra Contella, Amy Farias, Julianna Jaffe, Victoria Kalendowicz, Kayla Sanchez and Natalie Scanlon. Ava Ablaschai, Ava Bergman, LeeAnna Buonpastore, Dani Brunetti, Carli Imparato, Ava Pereira, Olivia Shultz and Roxanne Vasilopoulos.

Reflections of Dad’s Camp Meeting Sermons

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By Richard Mabey Jr. ost people know that my Dad was a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 170 for over 25 years. And, most people know that my Dad served as Vice President of the Beavertown Historical Society for over 10 years. But, very few people know that my Dad served as a Lay Leader of the Boonton United Methodist Church for nearly 20 years.

Dad was also served with a Christian outreach group that presented evangelistic meetings for Methodist churches throughout the USA. Dad, with Mom’s supporting help, would present sermons for weekend camp meetings, mostly along the eastern seaboard. In time, my Dad developed a very sincere and earnest quality in his sermons.

To clarify, Dad would not be the only speaker on the agenda for the weekend evangelic camp meetings. A good dozen or so individuals would present sermons for the weekend meetings. Dad took this job very seriously. I was so very proud of him for his wholesome, down-to-earth, heart-felt stories that he would share during his Christian presentations.

Dad would draw upon his recollections of his years as a Scoutmaster, the people he met along his travels as a long-distance truck driver, his memories of serving in the Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II, and of course continued on page 34

Dad, in his younger years, giving a Christian talk at one of the big evangelical weekend camp meetings.

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5 Innovations that are Making the World a Better Place cused. Founded by UNICEF’s Asia branch, Oky is the world’s first period tracking app co-created with girls, for girls. Packed with information vetted by global health experts, the app is tailored to Indonesian and Mongolian cultures and available in local dialects. To support further advancements in this sector, the app is open source, digitally inclusive and available even in areas where online access is limited. In its next phase, the organization plans to scale and adapt the app for use in East Africa.

3. Schools made from recycled plastic waste There are three significant problems facing children in Côte d’Ivoire: There are not enough schools, there are not enough employment opportunities for adults and there is an overabundance of trash. Daily, the Abidjan metropolitan area produces 288 tons of plastic waste. Tackling all three issues, UNICEF works with Conceptos Plásticos to employ women to recycle plastic into bricks to build classrooms. The bricks, which will be used to build more than 500 classrooms across the country this year, are 100% non-toxic plastic, fire- and wind-resistant, waterproof, insulated and lighter and quicker to assemble than regular bricks.

2. Drones that cut transport times from hours to minutes Drones help reduce carbon emissions and cut transport times from 1.5 hours

ith new technologies and innovations improving many aspects of daily life, humanitarian work should be no different.

Saving and protecting children for decades, UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency, has been implementing new ways to reach families more quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively. In honor of World Creativity and Innovation Day, meet five innovations that are making 2020 the start of a decade of good: 5. A cryptocurrency fund for game-changing ideas Blockchain increases transparency, security and efficiency, as transactions are publicly visible and do not have to be converted into other currencies for immediate use.

A first for the United Nations, the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund is able to receive, hold and distribute donations in ether and bitcoin. The fund is helping accelerate and grow social good projects such as Prescrypto, Atix Labs, Utopixar and GIGA, which work in the areas of prescription tracking, investor-matching, community engagement tokens and bringing internet connectivity to schools around the world.

4. An inclusive period tracking app There are more than 200 period-tracking apps; most are targeted to Western adult women and provide information that can be gender-stereotyping or fertility-fo-

driving to 25 minutes flying. Leveraging technology, UNICEF works with drones to deliver crucial medical supplies to the hardest-to-reach areas. The African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi, a first-of-its-kind program, trains and certifies young students across the continent on building, operating and maintaining the drones, building a pipeline of future experts in the field.

1. A warehouse that can send lifesaving supplies to anywhere in the world With the world’s largest humanitarian supply warehouse, the UNICEF Supply Division is able to deliver necessities anywhere in the world as quickly as 48-72 hours. The size of four football fields, the Copenha-

gen, Denmark warehouse is equipped with enough health kits, vaccines, rescue gear and more to support 200,000 people at any given time. The warehouse is also home to an innovation lab that tests, designs and produces new and improved products needed in the field. In 2018, the supply network procured nearly $3.5 billion of goods and services for children in 175 countries and territories. In 2020, UNICEF expects to respond to around 300 emergencies and assist 95 million people with support.

To learn more about and support these lifesaving innovations, visit unicefusa.org/ decadeofgood.

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5 Tips for Better Home Safety this Spring

s people become more active during the warmer months, keeping home safety top of mind can sometimes go by the wayside. However, when it comes to fire and carbon monoxide safety, you can never be too prepared.

Whether you are just beginning to take a stronger safety-first approach or looking to upgrade existing home safety equipment, keep these tips in mind as you spruce up your home for the season.

Don’t Just Check Batteries, Check the Alarm It’s a good idea to review your safety equipment and ensure everything is in good working order at least a couple times each year. For example, every type of smoke alarm must be completely replaced every 10 years whether it’s hardwired into your home or operates on a battery. New smoke alarms commonly come with builtin 10-year batteries, meaning no battery changes, but it’s a good idea to test the units regularly. In fact, most manufacturers recommend weekly. You can also use this time to double-check the gauge on your fire extinguishers, replace batteries in flashlights, test security systems and replenish first-aid kits.

Inspect and Repair Outdoor Areas Set aside time to evaluate any dam-

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Take Advantage of Smart Technology According to the National Fire Protection Association, 40 years ago people had an average of 17 minutes to escape a home fire, but today the average has decreased to about 3 minutes due to synthetic materials used in modern-day home furnishings. To get the earliest warning of a home fire, install wire-free interconnected battery-powered combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. When one alarm senses a hazard, all alarms throughout the home sound in unison. Features like color-coded status rings and built-in 10-year sealed batteries make Kidde’s Wire-Free Interconnected Alarms a smart solution for optimal protection. They offer simple setup and operate without the hassle of hardwiring or a Wi-Fi connection.

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system and more. According to the American Red Cross, dryers are responsible for approximately 9 of every 10 appliances fires. These common household appliances can collect dust, lint and other particles, which are potential fire hazards and can cause carbon monoxide leaks.

Keep Outdoor Activities in Mind Cooking on grills is a popular pastime, but thousands of people are injured every year while using them. In fact, according to the National Fire Protection Association, nearly 9,000 home fires are started by grills each year. Now is a good time to get

your home’s grilling area in tip-top shape.

Keep a 3-foot safety zone around hot grills for children and pets, and have a multipurpose home fire extinguisher nearby as fires can occur unexpectedly. Propane and charcoal grills both put off carbon monoxide as a byproduct, so be sure keep your grill at least 10 feet from the home and ensure it is positioned away from windows, doors, vents and ductwork.

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continued from page 31 his role as a husband and father.

I was always impressed with the time that Dad spent studying and preparing for one of his sermons. This was an era before home computers. So, my Dad had to study his Bible the old-fashioned way, without the benefit of Internet cross referencing. Dad loved the Gospel of John. He also often referred to the Book of Psalms and the Book of Proverbs, a lot of times in his Christian talks.

I remember that there was a distinct meter to my Dad’s sermons. Dad was not an emotional speaker. He did not raise his voice. He simply spoke in a most steadfast, compelling manner that rang with a truth of sincerity and a poetic earnest quality. I was always, all so proud of my Dad for all of his hard work to bring truth to the people who came to the camp meetings.

Now, that I’m 66 years old, I find myself reflecting more and more of all of my Dad’s wonderful accomplishments in his life. I so deeply regret that I never videotaped any of Dad’s sermons. They were often simple stories of life lessons and would have a Biblical reference. My father touched the lives of hundreds of hundreds of people with his camp meeting sermons, his many years of volunteer service as a Scoutmaster, his ded-

paper and write him an old-fashioned letter to send off in the mail. None of us have a guarantee on how much time we have left upon this old earth. Please don’t put off for tomorrow, what you can do today, when it

comes to letting family members know that you love and appreciation them.

Till next month, I’ll say fare-thee-well.

Keep a good thought and a smile upon your face.

What’s happening in your school or organization?

Celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, graduation?

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Email us at editor@mylifepublications.com My Dad spent many, many hours writing and reviewing his Christian talks for the big evangelical weekend camp meetings. Dad touched the lives of many individuals with his sincere and earnest presentations.

icated service to the Beavertown Historical Society, and his friendly spirit that flowed from his heart in his many journeys cross country in his job as a long-distance truck driver.

I’d give an eyetooth to talk with my Dad again, for just five minutes. If your Dad is still on this side of Heaven’s Gate, please do consider giving him a phone call tonight, or visit him in the next few days. If your Dad is living a considerable distance from where you are, please consider getting pen and

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